2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET instrument panel

&WARNING Danger of burn s when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
wit h hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Before opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down.
#Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service.
Overview of the butto ns onthest eering
wheel
1¤ Back button, on-board computer
2Touch Control, on-board co mputer
3Control panel for cruise control or Active
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
4Control panel for multimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
te m
ß Displaysfa vo rite s
VO L: control knob, adjusts thevo lume or
switches the sound off 8
6 Makes/accepts a call ~
Rejects/ends a call
5ò Calls up the home screen
6To uch Control
7% Back butto n
Operating the on-boa rdcompu ter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
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Ifyo u are brows ing a submenu and youpr ess
and hold the back button on the left 1,the
menu bar appears.
Overview of displa ysinthe multifunction
display
1Outside temp erature
2Drive prog ram
3Transmission position
4Time
5Display panel %
The position of the displa ysdeviates from
th ose displa yed here.
Fu rther displa ysinthe multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 139)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
é Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
¯ Cr
uise cont rol (
→page 159)
(→pag e16 0)
ç Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 162)
a Ac
tive Steering Assist (
→page 167)
ë HOLD fu
nction (
→page 173)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 111)
(→page 111)
Adjusting the in stru ment lighting
#Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted.
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1

Transfer redve hicle data when using Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto
Information on trans ferred vehicle data
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™,
cer tain vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
RSoftware release of the multimedia sy stem
RSy stem ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimize com‐
munication between theve hicle and the mobile
phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (
→page 253).
The following driving status data is transmitted:
RTransmission position engaged
RDistinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
RDay/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
The following position data is transmitte d:
RCoordinates
RSpeed
RCompass direction
RAcceleration dire ction
This data is only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active in order toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel).
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®(USA)
Making a call via theove rhead control panel
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is available in the US A.
1Breakdown assis tance call
2SOS button co ver
3MB Info call
4SOS button
#To make a breakdown assistance call:
press button 1.
This initia tes a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
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Multimedia sy stem

1,2, 3 ...
12 V battery ............................................. 353
Re placing ............................................ 353
12 V sock et
see Soc ket (12 V)
360° Camera ........................................... 187
Assigning as a favo rite ......................... 190
Care .................................................... 338
Fu nction .............................................. 187
Selecting a view ................................... 190
A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 121
Switching on/off (control panel) .......... 121
ABS (Anti-lock Brake Sy stem) ................ .151
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .299
Setting ................................................. 298 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st......................... 202
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 04
Brake application ................................. 203
Fu nction .............................................. 202
Sy stem limitations .............................. .202
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 155
Setting ................................................. 159
Ac tive Di stance Assist DI STRONIC........ 162
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............. 171
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................. 169
Callin g up a speed .............................. .163
Display s inthe Instrument Display ...... .171
Fu nction .............................................. 162
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 63
Re quirements ...................................... 163
Ro ute-based speed adap tation ............1 66
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 163
St oring a speed ... ................................
163
Sw

itching off/deacti vating .................. 163
Switching on/activating ...................... 163
Sy stem limitations .............................. .162 Ac
tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ................ 171
Ac tive hood (pedestrian pr otection) ...... 328
Me thod of operation ............................3 28
Re setting ............................................. 328
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 71
Fu nction .............................................. 169
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................... 205
Fu nction .............................................. 205
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 207
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 207
Switching on/off ................................. 206
Sy stem limitations .............................. .205
Ac tive Parking Assist .............................. 190
Cr oss Traf fic Alert ................................ 195
Drive AwayAssist ................................ 194
Exiting a pa rking space ........................ 193
Fu nction .............................................. 190
Pa rking ................................................ 192
Sy stem limitations .............................. .190
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st............... 165, 199
Displ ay................................................. 165
Fu nction .............................................. 165
Setti
ng ................................................. 199
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